The initial configuration. This configuration is not necessarily the same
configuration used by the application, as the ApplicationLoader may, through it's own
mechanisms, modify it or completely ignore it.

Locates and loads the necessary configuration files for the application.

environment

The application environment.

initialSettings

The initial settings. These settings are merged with the settings from the loaded
configuration files, and together form the initialConfiguration provided by the context. It
is intended for use in dev mode, to allow the build system to pass additional configuration
into the application.